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Mr. Dan Powell, 71, of 9390 Bowdy Road, Rembert, SC, passed on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Services will be conducted on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 4:00 PM at Rafting Creek Baptist Church in Rembert, SC. Haile's Funeral home is serving the family.

Mr. Odell "Larry" Johnson, 53, of 100 Circus Lane, Cassatt, SC, passed on Monday, March 24, 2014. Services will be conducted Sunday, March 30, 2014 at 2:30 PM at Canty Hill Baptist Church in Cassatt, SC. Burial will take place in the Canty Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Cassatt, SC. Haile's Funeral home is serving the family.

Pastor Walter Alexander Lloyd, 94, of 518 Saddle Drive, Camden, SC, passed on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Services will be conducted on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Community Baptist Church in Camden, SC. Burial will be at the Community Baptist Church Cemetery in Camden, SC. Haile's Funeral home is serving the family.

WASHINGTON -- When it comes to tackling complicated legal issues, one would be hard-pressed to conjure a less likely partnership than Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz and Baylor University President Ken Starr.

It doesn't matter whether you're a fan of the Gamecocks, Tigers, Bulldogs or Wolfpack. The face of college sports could change radically following a ruling earlier this week that football players at Northwestern University have the right to form a labor union. A National Labor Relations Board official ruled that at that academically exclusive school, athletes who receive full scholarships are considered employees under federal law and thus can unionize.

Among the animals available for adoption at the Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter are two 5 month old male kittens who are litter mates and Buddy, a 2-year-old male Lab/Hound mix. He is very friendly and playful. The adoption donation includes spaying or neutering. The shelter, located at the south end of Fair Street and managed by the Kershaw County Humane Society, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. The shelter is closed Sunday and Monday. The shelter is closed Sunday and Monday. For ...

Bill Pape's Martini Brother, who blossomed last year as one of American Steeplechasing's emerging stars, heads a talented field of six for the $50,000 Carolina Cup, the featured race of the 82nd annual Carolina Cup Races in Camden on Saturday.

Camden and Kershaw County have a long history of sending many students to the College of Charleston, so there has been a great deal of interest in the recent choice of Glenn McConnell to be the school's next president. The selection has engendered controversy, and there have been protests among students and faculty members at the school. Indeed, McConnell is not a traditional choice to head an institution of higher learning, as academics almost always prefer one of their own. And in that vein, McConnell will bring both negatives and positives to the job.